[blank] DOCTORAL HOODING CEREMONY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020 1:00 P.M. BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA HONORING THE DOCTORAL GRADUATES OF DECEMBER 2020 ORDER OF CEREMONIES PROCESSIONAL Stage Party NATIONAL ANTHEM (Please stand as you are able) REFLECTION John J. Porter, III Vice President, Graduate Student Government WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School John Lopes and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Robert H. Jones CONFERRING OF DEGREES President James P. Clements ALMA MATER Today’s ceremony is being streamed live with captioning at tv.clemson.edu. The recording will be posted at tv.clemson.edu/live/archive when available. Sign language interpretation available on the arena floor near the stage. Captioning displayed on center-hung scoreboard and screens beside the stage. BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS E. Smyth McKissick III, Chair............................... Greenville, SC James P. Clements Ronald D. Lee, Vice Chair ........................................... Aiken, SC President David E. Dukes.......................................................Columbia, SC Maxwell Allen Louis B. Lynn ..........................................................Columbia, SC Vice President and Chief of Staff Patricia H. McAbee................................................ Greenville, SC Robert H. Jones John N. McCarter, Jr...............................................Columbia, SC Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Robert L. Peeler ......................................................Lexington, SC Anthony E. Wagner Cheri M. Phyfer ...................................................Bay Village, OH Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations Mark S. Richardson ................................................Charlotte, NC William C. Smith, Jr. ..............................................Columbia, SC George R. Askew, Jr. Vice President for Public Service and Agriculture Joseph D. Swann.................................................... Greenville, SC Kim A. Wilkerson ..........................................................Cayce, SC L. Chris Miller, interim David H. Wilkins................................................... Greenville, SC Vice President for Student Affairs Tanju Karanfil Trustees Emeriti Vice President for Research John J. Britton ............................................................ Sumter, SC Mark D. Land Fletcher C. Derrick, Jr. ......................................... Charleston, SC Vice President for University Relations Leon J. Hendrix, Jr. ..........................................Kiawah Island, SC Harold D. Kingsmore .............................................. Clemson, SC Angie Leidinger Vice President for External Affairs and Thomas B. McTeer, Jr. ............................................Columbia, SC Executive Secretary to the Board of Trustees Allen P. Wood...........................................................Florence, SC Brian O’Rourke Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations DEANS Russell Kaurloto John D. Griffin Vice President and Chief Information Officer Associate Provost and Lee A. Gill Dean of Undergraduate Studies Chief Diversity Officer and Special Assistant to the President for Inclusive Excellence John Lopes Associate Provost and W. C. Hood, Jr. Dean of the Graduate School General Counsel Dan Radakovich, Jr. Keith L. Belli Director of Athletics Dean of the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences Kyra Lobbins Deputy Chief of Staff Nicholas Vazsonyi Dean of the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities THE GRADUATE SCHOOL John Lopes Leslie Hossfeld Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Dean of the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences David S. Fleming Associate Dean Wendy York William G. Ferrell Dean of the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business Associate Dean George J. Petersen Brian N. Dominy Dean of the College of Education Associate Dean Anand K. Gramopadhye Tia N. Dumas Dean of the College of Engineering, Computing Assistant Dean for Professional Development and and Applied Sciences Inclusive Excellence Cynthia Y. Young GRADUATE STUDENT GOVERNMENT Dean of the College of Science Kaitlyn Samons, President Christopher Cox John J. Porter, III, Vice President Dean of University Libraries Naga Venkata Sai Teja, Greenville Council Vice President 2 ASSOCIATE DEANS AND DEPARTMENT CHAIRS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND LIFE SCIENCES Craig Wallace........................................................................Management Paula Agudelo Jennifer D. Siemens, interim ....................................................Marketing Associate Dean of Research COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Jean Bertrand Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies Jeff C. Marshall Thomas Dobbins Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Associate Dean of Outreach and Engagement Michelle P. Cook Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Charles V. Privette, III ............................................ Agricultural Sciences and Faculty Engagement Charles F. Rosenkrans, Jr.......................Animal and Veterinary Sciences J. Keith Bertrand, interim ........Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences Debi M. Switzer ............................ Education and Human Development Todd Petty.............................Forestry and Environmental Conservation Jane Clark Lindle...................................Educational and Organizational Carlyle C. Brewster ............................Plant and Environmental Sciences Leadership Development Cynthia Deaton ................................................... Teaching and Learning COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, ARTS AND HUMANITIES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, COMPUTING AND James M. Burns Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies APPLIED SCIENCES Winifred E. Newman Douglas E. Hirt Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs Associate Dean for Faculty Achievement and Strategic Initiatives Daniel L. Noneaker James C. Stevens................................................... School of Architecture Associate Dean for Research Valerie A. Zimany................................................................................. Art Bradley J. Putman John A. Gaber.................... City Planning and Real Estate Development Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies N. Mike Jackson ....................Nieri Family Department of Construction Science and Management Oliver J. Myers Susanna M. Ashton .......................................................................English Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence — Undergraduate Amit Bein.......................................................................................History Melissa C. Smith Salvador A. Oropesa .................................................................Languages Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence — Graduate Linda Dzuris ....................................................................Performing Arts Zoran S. Filipi ....................................................Automotive Engineering Kelly C. Smith ....................................................Philosophy and Religion Martine LaBerge ............................................................... Bioengineering David A. Bruce ....................... Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Jesus M. de la Garza...................................................... Civil Engineering Rachel M. Mayo Amy W. Apon .........................................................School of Computing Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Hai Xiao, interim..........................Electrical and Computer Engineering Denise M. Anderson Cindy M. Lee ...................................Engineering and Science Education Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Faculty Affairs David L. Freedman ............................... Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences Kathleen L. Valentine.................................................. School of Nursing R. Joe Watkins .........................................................General Engineering Joseph P. Mazer, Jr. ..........................................................Communication Jeffrey P. Kharoufeh .............................................. Industrial Engineering Jeffrey Hallo, interim..........Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management Kyle S. Brinkman...............................Materials Science and Engineering Jeffrey S. Peake .................................................................Political Science Atul Kelkar .........................................................Mechanical Engineering Patrick H. Raymark.................................................................. Psychology Ronald W. Gimbel ................................................Public Health Sciences COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Katherine E. Weisensee ............................. Sociology, Anthropology and Stephen E. Creager Criminal Justice Associate Dean for Discovery, Graduate Education, Space Optimization and Faculty Affairs WILBUR O. AND ANN POWERS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Calvin L. Williams Gregory M. Pickett Associate Dean for Undergraduate Excellence, Global Engagement, Associate Dean, Director of M.B.A. Programs and Greenville ONE Community Engagement and Inclusive Excellence Carl W. Hollingsworth Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Saara DeWalt .............................................................. Biological Sciences William T. Pennington .............................................................Chemistry